Legacy, Libation & Liberation by Skye Jackson

Twelfth Night Coffee is featured in the French Quarter Journal by local journalist and poet Skye Jackson.

Is History on the Brink of Repeating Itself? (A Bastille Day Reflection)

Are the social standings prior to the French Revolution being recreated?

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A Thanksgiving Reflection on Joan of Arc

This Thanksgiving I remember Joan of Arc and her resistance to British Invasion to gleam insights into Colonialism in the New World.

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Terre Gaillarde: Oh, The Sweet Taste of Freedom

The story behind the name of our Terre Gaillarde latte. Terre Gaillarde was downriver from New Orleans so we alternatively named it our Downriver Latte just in case customers can’t pronounce Terre Gaillarde. Read to learn more about it’s meaning…

Gabriel De Clieu's Letter in L'Année Littéraire 1774 with English Translation

Read Gabriel De Clieu's polemic of his responsibility for the harvesting of coffee in the French American colonies translated into English.

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August in New Orleans

August in New Orleans is hot and slow if you work in the French Quarter area, but there is refuge at Twelfth Night Coffee.

The Rougarou of Southern Louisiana

One of our specialty espresso drinks is named the Rougarou. But what or who is the Rougarou? Learn about this amazing coffee beverage and the Louisiana folklore that inspired it.

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The Mystery Behind the Private Door

Privé is French for private. There’s a beautiful residential area in the courtyard behind our coffee house. The swimming pool that the residents get to enjoy revealed what was on our square block before buildings were erected on it in the late 1700’s.

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